Kenyan defender displays classy performance as Bristol are held by QPR

STARS ABROAD Kenyan defender displays classy performance as Bristol are held by QPR

Mark Kinyanjui 09:55 - 12.11.2023

The Kenyan defender, who is Bristol City’s reigning player of the season, looked impressive all game as the Robins were held to a 0-0 draw by QPR.

Kenyan defender Zach Vyner looked solid as Bristol City, who have a new coach in Liam Manning, shared the spoils with QPR, themselves also boasting having a new coach in Marti Cifuentes on Saturday evening.

Manning took charge of the Robins for the first time after being appointed on Tuesday, while Cifuentes was in charge of his first home game as Rs boss.

The Hoops remain winless in seven games at home this season but did pick up their second point in front of their own fans after last week's draw with Rotherham, to edge within five of safety.

Vyner made seven clearances, made one interception and won three of his four attempted areal duels.

He made one successful dribble, attempted six of his 15 long balls and was accurate with 88 percent of his passing.

Cifuentes made three changes from the side which drew at Rotherham with Osman Kakay, Andre Dozzell and Jack Colback starting with Ilias Chair suspended, Reggie Cannon (knee) missing and Elijah Dixon-Bonner dropping to the bench.

Manning made one change to the City side with Anis Mehmeti coming in for Taylor Gardner-Hickman.

Mark Sykes drew an early save from Rangers keeper Asmir Begovic with a cross-shot after good work from Matty James, who was at the heart of things for Bristol City early on.

Hoops fans saw appeals for a penalty against Vyner waved away after Paul Smyth's low cross from out wide deflected into him.

Lyndon Dykes glanced a header well over the bar just before the break and saw a half-volley from a deep free-kick charged-down by Andi Weimann shortly after.

After the break Begovic needed to save James' deflected effort from outside the area while QPR piled on the pressure and Dozzell sent two efforts over the bar in quick succession at the other end, before Smyth fired past the base of Max O'Leary's post.

Jason Knight fired a rare shot wide for the Robins in the closing stages and almost threaded a pass through to Harry Cornick before sub Gardner-Hickman fizzed a shot over from the edge of the box and Dickie couldn't convert Cornick's cross in the dying seconds.

The draw ended a run of seven games in this fixture in which the away side won.

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